The Yellow River Cultural Research Institute, jointly established by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shandong Academy of Social Sciences and Dongying city, will be inaugurated.

A cooperation platform will also be set up to promote international communication regarding Yellow River culture.

In order to showcase the cultural inheritance of the Yellow River basin and the achievements of related innovative cultural products, the organizers will also hold an exhibition highlighting the handicrafts, folklore, and traditions along the Yellow River.

Over 80 items related to traditional arts and skills, intangible cultural heritages, and innovative cultural products in the Yellow River basin area will be on display to enable visitors to feel the long-standing Yellow River culture, and to strengthen awareness for protecting, inheriting, and promoting Yellow River culture.

A cultural performance on Yellow River culture will be held at the Dongying Snow Lotus Theater to complement the forum.

In addition, forum participants will also be invited to visit the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve where they can experience the ecological beauty of the Yellow River, as well as fully understand the new changes and achievements made in Shandong to advance the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin.

The ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin is a major national strategy of China, and efforts have been made in fields involving ecological protection and restoration, water conservation and inheritance and promotion of the Yellow River culture.